MAPRECORDSIndependent label: Map Records appears to have been the label
of TMC Studios, of Tooting, which explains the catalogue number prefix. It
seems to have been a custom recording concern. The first single it made
had a 'TMC' prefix, the others 'TMC SP'; the only EP. Numbers were generally in
the 000s; the highest number I have been able to trace was TMC SP-010, 'Live
Today, Die Tomorrow', by the Heavenly Hopes. LPs had a separate TMC LP-000
series. The first two singles had blue labels with a grey map); by the
time of TMC SP-10 the colours had changed to two shades of pink. Musical
content was varied, and included some Club / Cabaret fare. TMC-001, 'How
Long Will You Win' by the Western Echos, is a Country record, while 'Honey In
The Rock' b/w 'At The Cross' by W. Barnet Cumberpatch (TMC SP-002) was a Gospel
record, as was the Heavenly Hopes single shown. The first two were issued in
1971, while the Heavenly Hopes one is undated. There was another Map label
in 1980-81; despite the fact that the label design was basically the same the
two companies don't appear to have been connected - the '80s label seems to have
been the product of a company called Magnum Artists
Productions. Distributed By Map Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For
The Info.